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May 30, 2011

Aren't these cute? They are the brainchild of Art @ Michelangelointhekitchen.... or maybe he'd got it from somewhere, not too sure but the idea is just so cool! He's not called Michelangelo for nothing ... check him out!

I've made some boxes to put cookies in as little gifts sometimes but never thought of using it to bake with. I still can't get over how great an idea this is. Now, if I could get my hands on colorful baking paper ... I don't think they make them, do they? Those would have made great novelty gifts! Oh well ....

This origami creation is called the Waterbomb. Fill them with water and have terrific water fights! ... summer snowballs!

I've provided a link below for those who might need to know how to make them. Use them however you like :D

I've used a basic Madeleine recipe here as Art did, and I've also tried using a plain vanilla Chiffon cake batter in another batch. After this test drive, I'd try some other fancy flavors. The only difficulty I found with using these as molds is, how much cake batter to put in. Too little and it doesn't fill it up, resulting in a slightly out of shape cake..... too much and the whole ball pops its seams or you get a funny little mushroom at the top (this isn't too bad as you can just break off the mushroom top, pop it into your mouth and pretend nothing happened, no one would realise any different ... nyuknyuk!)

So, just a QUICK GUIDE ....

If using a Madeleines recipe, fill slightly more than half.

And for the chiffon, fill half or slightly below ... those things can really puff up! (I found out the hard way) Lots of "mushrooms" to eat tho :D

After making the cake batter, pour into a squeeze bottle with a narrow spout or alternatively, put into a piping bag. Fill waterbombs through the little blow-holes and bake about 12 - 15 mins at 170˚C... depending on the recipe used.

Ping....this is brilliant and I am going to try making these little cuties. You bet I will !!! LOL! thanks for sharing such brilliant idea. I am going to surprise my darlings !! TQ so much...muax. Hey , how did your kimchi turn out? Good? Maybe I have missed that part of the post :)

Hi Elin! Haha!! I'm glad you found this interesting. Pity we can't get nice colorful baking paper tho, it would have been even nicer!Yes, I made the kimchi and it turned out lovely .. altho some people found it a little spicy, so I'll probably reduce the chilly paste the next time. It's the post before this one ... hope I did your recipe justice :D

Ping-You are so adventerous and so creative, I really admire your for your enthusiastic courage to try anything new!It must have take longer to make these adorable little paper cubes, than making the chiffon cake recipe. You got it down to a science, and it's edible too...LOL (I meant it in a good way):DDD

Ping, your cubes look perfect! I am just so proud of you! I am still beginning to discover the joys food blogging with you. You are a great inspiration to many and I am your ardent if not #1 follower! Bravissima to you!!!

Hi Amanda! I tried this with chiffon and it did work after a few ...um... disasters. It was difficult to judge how much to put in for each cake recipe since the amount of rising is so different. Try a few as a test batch before filling them all and you should be ok. This was really fun to make ... can't decide if making the origami was more fun or making the cake :D Enjoy!